We’re allowing this Hunt Down of Steve Bedrosian (pictured, carrying Kent Hrbek his lunch) only because Stu promised minimal references to the 1991 World Series. Stu?

The Huntdown

Name: Steve Bedrosian

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: was a component of the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins bullpen. Although he was no Carl Willis, he did have a beard.

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: multiple sources on the Intermans say that Steve Bedrosian won the National League Cy Young Award in 1987. His record that year: 5-3, 40 saves, 2.83 ERA. I demand a recount. (For comparison’s sake, here are Joe Nathan’s 2008 stats: 1-2, 39 saves, 1.33 ERA. He received zero votes.) Let it be known that he began and ended his career with Michael Rand’s beloved Atlanta Braves.

Where He Is Now: per Wiki, he lives in the Atlanta suburb of Newnan, serves on the board of education and coaches high school baseball. Last October, he was named to the Coweta (County) Sports Hall of Fame. If you’re interested in going, the induction will take place on Valentine’s Day at the Fairgrounds. Tickets are $25 each, but can you really put a price tag on romance?

Glorious Randomness: roughly two RandBallers probably know that Newnan is the birthplace of country singer Alan Jackson. But in case they didn’t, they do now.

Update: the winner of last week’s Timberwolves’ Eastern European Project Hip-Hop Lyric Contest was, as expected, Rocket. Congratulations, Rocket! [Proprietor note: Knowing that Rocket is not much of a drinker, we are requesting, by proxy, that you reward him not with a malted beverage but instead with a cool glass of turnip juice].

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It: please discuss your favorite non-descript winners of major awards and/or men with beards in comments. If you want to complain about stories in other sections of the Strib, please reassess where you’re at in life.

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